verb Download 🔗Share To be unsuccessful. Examples : "Throughout my life, I have always failed." outcome achievement business education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.) Examples : "The truck failed to start." achievement outcome action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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